Learn · Sentences Describing the Weather

The rain is pouring down, and the streets are flooding.

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Sentence

Narrator

The rain is pouring down, and the streets are flooding.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Describing a Scene

The rain is pouring down, and the streets are flooding; it's a real downpour.

Giving a Weather Report

We're experiencing heavy rainfall; the streets are flooding in many areas.

Expressing Concern

The rain is pouring down, and the streets are flooding – I hope everyone is safe.

Setting a Scene in a Story

As the rain poured down, the streets began to flood, creating a chaotic scene.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Torrential rain is causing significant street flooding.

Casual

It's raining cats and dogs, and the streets are all flooded!

Simpler English

Lots of rain is making the streets fill with water.

Phrases to learn

pouring down

Raining heavily.

flooding

Becoming covered with water.